At 5:10 p.m. this Monday, an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 was registered in the Antofagasta region.
This Monday a medium-magnitude earthquake was felt in the Antofagasta region.
According to the National Seismological Center, the movement was of a magnitude 5.0 and was registered 35 kilometers northeast of Calama.
The earthquake had a depth of 119 kilometers.
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The National System for Disaster Prevention and Response continues to evaluate damage to people, infrastructure and basic services, the result of which will be reported through the incident or emergency reports prepared by Onemi.
Meanwhile, the Shoa indicates that the characteristics of the earthquake do not meet the necessary conditions to generate a tsunami off the coast of Chile.
Intensities on the Mercalli scale:
Antofagasta Region:
-Calama: IV
-María Elena: III
-San Pedro de Atacama: III
-Sierra Gorda: II
-Tocopilla: III